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. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the last train home where they have 150 million migrant that's live in the city each year. i want to talk to you about what you have written in the front of your book by richard wright. >> who was he and why did you pick him? >> richard wright was one of the greatest novelists of the 20 j century. he was a migrant from mississippi to chicago. he was the son of a share cropper and always wanted to write. i set out in 1927 to get to chicago. he spent almost his entire career. almost everything he wrote had to do with understanding the migrant experience he was a part of. >> he mo
. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the...
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for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con -- correspondent talks about this year's midterm elections, danielle pletka discusses the conservative views of national defence and funding for efforts outside of the united states, and george mason university professor david armor looks at the impact of school desegregation on school districts and overall education. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news. they write that journalist on a deadline are using and not so secret source -- the c-span video library with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to loo
for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con...
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she's live in washington for us. dana, put a pair of glasses on you, and you and lady gaga might not look so different. >> you know what, of all of the outfit she wears, glasses are probably the safest for me, john. >> there you go. >> this vote that lady gaga and other hollywood celebrities and gay rights lobbyists are working so hard on is simply a vote to start a debate. republicans are trying to block the bill from coming to the senate floor for several reasons. the one we hear the most is that the senate majority leader harry reid has set up a process that's unfair to gop senators because it limits their ability to offer amendments or change the bill. and that's why maine republican susan collins who supports repealing don't ask, don't tell, suggests she's leaning wards blocking the bill. other republicans, john, they don't believe that congress should be acting at all until the pentagon is finished with its policy review. and that is the reason that means other republican senator olympia snowe, that's why she s
she's live in washington for us. dana, put a pair of glasses on you, and you and lady gaga might not look so different. >> you know what, of all of the outfit she wears, glasses are probably the safest for me, john. >> there you go. >> this vote that lady gaga and other hollywood celebrities and gay rights lobbyists are working so hard on is simply a vote to start a debate. republicans are trying to block the bill from coming to the senate floor for several reasons. the one we...
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kristen finner joins us -- fisher joins us with the latest on michelle rhee. here is angie with an update. >> after being closed all weekend, south capitol is open crossing the douglas bridge. >> outside on the weather terrace, a comfortable breeze this morning. nice days in the short term. long term more summer heat. forecast is just ahead. >>> a fast moving wildfire burned two homes and lead to a thousand veges in northern utah. it started after brush caught fire at camp williams, south of salt lake city. the blaze burned more than 300 acres. >>> thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is on the weather terrace with the forecast. >> good morning. what a great morning out here. comfortable temperatures. today is the only fly in the ointment will be the breeze. it will be up there 10 to 15. that's about it. let's go to the maps. the front yesterday pushed showers across pennsylvania. we are so dry. we could use rain. we don't have much rain in the forecast at least the next couple of days. that front is pushing
kristen finner joins us -- fisher joins us with the latest on michelle rhee. here is angie with an update. >> after being closed all weekend, south capitol is open crossing the douglas bridge. >> outside on the weather terrace, a comfortable breeze this morning. nice days in the short term. long term more summer heat. forecast is just ahead. >>> a fast moving wildfire burned two homes and lead to a thousand veges in northern utah. it started after brush caught fire at camp...
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she will tell us what is happening on the roads. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. right now, it is 11 minutes after 5:00. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. i'm ahmed mady and i'm a homebuilder. my father brought me up to give back to society... felicia jackson promised her late sister that she would take care of her children. but she needed help. i used my american express open card to get half a million points to buy building materials to help build the jackson family a new home. well, i know if my dad was still around, he would have told me, with no doubt... he would have told me it's a no brainer and i knew that from the start. it was an honor. booming is moving forward by giving back. >>> welcome back. we take a look over the washington monument today. y
she will tell us what is happening on the roads. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. right now, it is 11 minutes after 5:00. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. i'm ahmed mady and i'm a homebuilder. my father...
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they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us we the people. >> reporter: and tea partiers deny their new star will be badly beaten in the fall. >> we'll see. i don't believe that. i believe that there is a shift going on in this country here. >> reporter: no question but how conservatives are shifting is another issue. with many values voters fearing the recession will push their social agenda to the back burner. nbc news, washington. >>> veronica is here with another look at the weather. i'm asking about the weather for sunday morning for the race over the wi bridge. >> how many miless that? >> a half marathon. >> 13 miles. the first road race to go tow wilson bridge. >> 62 degrees to start. it will be a nice crisp, cool weather to start things off. our temperatures out there are in the 70s. we're going to be dropping down into the 50s and 60s here during the overnight. 76 it is right now in the district. there it is. the clear skies going into tomorrow morning. the sun is up at 6:52. we'll have a high of about 80 de
they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us we the people. >> reporter: and tea partiers deny their new star will be badly beaten in the fall. >> we'll see. i don't believe that. i believe that there is a shift going on in this country here. >> reporter: no question but how conservatives are shifting is another issue. with many values voters fearing the recession will push their social agenda to the back burner. nbc news, washington. >>> veronica is here...
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> authorities in bermuda are getting out to start assessing the damage from hurricane igor. the storm passed to the west of the island around midnight as the winds battered trees and power poles on the island. the surging waves with boats that were tied up. igor lost strength. >> it did from earlier. >> it was such a big storm geographically. hurricane force winds extending like 90 miles from the center. this thing battered them for many hours. they got hit, they got hit by the waves. 30 plus waves. gusts over 90 miles per hour. it did damage. >> did damage. we will feel the outer bands along the coast, just high surf maybe. >> the riptides like we saw with danielle earlier in the summer times. we will deal with that a couple of days. we are not done with tropical season. a couple more months of that. a couple more days with summertime and that will linger into the first couple of days of autumn as
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> authorities in bermuda are getting out to start assessing the damage from hurricane igor. the storm passed to the west of the island around midnight as the winds battered trees and power poles on the island. the surging waves with boats that were tied up. igor lost strength. >> it did from earlier. >> it was such a big storm geographically....
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for all of us, could buy. -- goodbye. funding is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, vermont and honolulu. the john d. rockefeller -- macarthur foundation and union bank.
for all of us, could buy. -- goodbye. funding is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, vermont and honolulu. the john d. rockefeller -- macarthur foundation and union bank.
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let us show them recreation. let us show them the cultural arts. we have a lot of multimedia functions within these pages. show them the harvey milk art center. let us show them the san francisco focus center. keep scrolling down. we have a slide show here that shows the current director of the photo center, his work, class work for the students that attend classes at the focus center. scroll back up. there is news and events. we are going to do the video. this is our news and events section. this is a master calendar that shows all rec and park events to run the city. >> is today's meeting there? >> yes. >> the family kite festival. >> scroll back up. >> we can go to videos on the far right. three announcements. i do not know if you can see on the screen, but there is the commission meeting. neighborhood meetings, park improvement meetings are on there, and any other news- related items can be found in this location. this is our video gallery. >> this is a video montage of our properties that was put together by mark stevenson from our staff. it i
let us show them recreation. let us show them the cultural arts. we have a lot of multimedia functions within these pages. show them the harvey milk art center. let us show them the san francisco focus center. keep scrolling down. we have a slide show here that shows the current director of the photo center, his work, class work for the students that attend classes at the focus center. scroll back up. there is news and events. we are going to do the video. this is our news and events section....
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people do use that facility. there are the things today -- i just wanted to make sure that you knew what was in place in the north sea today. >> you are upset that there could not be any hydrocarbon spillage. he did not have a recovery mechanism in place. i am concerned about [inaudible] there was a presumption that to -- in some ways, it is important that we learned less than from the gulf of mexico. you start opening up a lot more and revisit some of the risks. we are talking about idifferent areas. i would urge the industry to look again and not to dismiss something because it has never happens or believe that we have -- these disasters could start to increase around the world, not decrease. >> i agree with you completely. >> either we have a technical solution or have it -- or it has not happened. >> i completely agree with you. the occurrence of seems to be more often than not these days. we are looking very carefully across the company and the local ability that we believe we have effectively mitigated brea
people do use that facility. there are the things today -- i just wanted to make sure that you knew what was in place in the north sea today. >> you are upset that there could not be any hydrocarbon spillage. he did not have a recovery mechanism in place. i am concerned about [inaudible] there was a presumption that to -- in some ways, it is important that we learned less than from the gulf of mexico. you start opening up a lot more and revisit some of the risks. we are talking about...
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for all of us, could buy. -- goodbye. funding is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, vermont and honolulu. the john d. rockefeller -- macarthur foundation and union bank. >> and union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? what can we do for you?
for all of us, could buy. -- goodbye. funding is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, vermont and honolulu. the john d. rockefeller -- macarthur foundation and union bank. >> and union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? what can we do for you?
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it has also been clear to us that people want a chance to talk about this more. they want to discuss it and maybe ask questions. that does not necessarily mean we are all going to agree. there are a lot of people excited about having the amenities in dolores park. there are others with concerns about it. we will have a community meeting on the 27th and see how that goes. we will come back to the commission to let you know how that meeting went. we will also come back to you with an update on where we would be located and blue bottle. >commissioner lee: you are not going to reopen the selection of the vendors? >> we have a roaming rflp for amenities in our parks. we have 225 properties. we heard the presentation from the mayor's office of economic development. based on some of our own feedback, we hear from park users all the time a desire for amenities in our parks. we also understand the need to work with our communities and neighborhoods in terms of how, when, and where. this is not the only opportunity to actually submit a bid to participate in this program. w
it has also been clear to us that people want a chance to talk about this more. they want to discuss it and maybe ask questions. that does not necessarily mean we are all going to agree. there are a lot of people excited about having the amenities in dolores park. there are others with concerns about it. we will have a community meeting on the 27th and see how that goes. we will come back to the commission to let you know how that meeting went. we will also come back to you with an update on...
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i mean, just have a tough call against us. they are in washington, d.c., they are supposed to be a good team, houston oil zblers i was looking for the call the ugly sign, you know. evidently, the official saw it better than i did. >> one last chancet double redemption. foer skins tony zendejas, 40 yards out. it is good. the skins win ugly, 16-13. >> it has to hurt terribly against the redskins. >> not just the redskins. they would hurt against any team. i mean, anyime have you an opportunity like that, tie the ball game and you don't, you know, it hurts. ironically, the first version of instant replay started the next season in 1986. coaches were not allowed to throw that red flag out tre and challenge. only officials could request a review. >> this afternoon the redskins secondary will have his hands full with andre johnson. one of the players who will be called upon to keep the houston passing game at bay, safety reed doughty, always ready for game time. >> one, two, three. >> i like to get on that first team bus and get the
i mean, just have a tough call against us. they are in washington, d.c., they are supposed to be a good team, houston oil zblers i was looking for the call the ugly sign, you know. evidently, the official saw it better than i did. >> one last chancet double redemption. foer skins tony zendejas, 40 yards out. it is good. the skins win ugly, 16-13. >> it has to hurt terribly against the redskins. >> not just the redskins. they would hurt against any team. i mean, anyime have you...
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great to have you all with us. we have to start a discussion like with some definitions what does it mean for consumers of healthcare that it is affordable? >> we serve thousands of consumers. and when we ask that question, they think in terms of what it prevents them from purchasing otherwise. it's always framed in the context of their out-of-pocket expenses, not their total cost. and it's always relative to other things that they would purchase if they did not either have to purchase or obligated to purchase healthcare. so it's variable. it's variable. >> the definition of, in most modern western industrialized countries, it's about six, eight, 10% of your income should be devoted to healthcare not much more than that. in our current healthcare reform bill, for all of the mandate issues; that is, what's the maximum you should have to pay and if you have to pay more than that, then you should sort of be exempted from that mandate, it's about 8, 9, 10% in that range, depending on the various categories. but afforda
great to have you all with us. we have to start a discussion like with some definitions what does it mean for consumers of healthcare that it is affordable? >> we serve thousands of consumers. and when we ask that question, they think in terms of what it prevents them from purchasing otherwise. it's always framed in the context of their out-of-pocket expenses, not their total cost. and it's always relative to other things that they would purchase if they did not either have to purchase or...
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technology can help if used properly. such mechanisms include common- sense measures including digital tagging, community flagging, and a host of very important tools that could be used. my time is up. i will finish on this. we also need to weigh in on the ways that people, young children are moved around. last summer, this past summer, i convened a group of flight attendants led by american airlines which has a great program that really needs to be replicated worldwide so that the flight attendants and crews will recognize the person who is in traffic -- being trafficked, across borders or states, and take action. not in a vigilante type of white. alert the pilots so that when this individual gets off, the right law enforcement asset, can be waiting there at the gate. there were instances after instances told where it just did not look right. and the flight attendants and watched what was going on, got into a conversation, perhaps when the young lady was going to the restroom and told the pilot who told law-enforcement.
technology can help if used properly. such mechanisms include common- sense measures including digital tagging, community flagging, and a host of very important tools that could be used. my time is up. i will finish on this. we also need to weigh in on the ways that people, young children are moved around. last summer, this past summer, i convened a group of flight attendants led by american airlines which has a great program that really needs to be replicated worldwide so that the flight...
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ain't none of us never promise said tomorrow. if you died you would need a will. that way you control your nickel when you are gone. get your ducks in a row you might not be here come april. yeah, your policy is up-to-date and we will pay say if you lose an arm at the elbow at the mill. if you died you need a will. double pay for accidental deaths we have you down. your wife will not need to borrowo. you might not be here come april. being alive is enough to get you killed. do you hear about the folks in monroe? if they hang you from a tree you need a will. your folks won't have to worry about a meal with this insurance when that day of sorrow come. silos you might not be here april. if you died right sudden you'd need a will. >> this next is titled no one's real high button. >> beat, beat, beats here the sound of the train on the georgia road the claps of wheels at the gaps of the joints of the rails the beat of the hammer on iron andan vil at the smithing. shaping shoes for mules and horses and the red metal and water is the train's wiftel. the last word returns
ain't none of us never promise said tomorrow. if you died you would need a will. that way you control your nickel when you are gone. get your ducks in a row you might not be here come april. yeah, your policy is up-to-date and we will pay say if you lose an arm at the elbow at the mill. if you died you need a will. double pay for accidental deaths we have you down. your wife will not need to borrowo. you might not be here come april. being alive is enough to get you killed. do you hear about...
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kevin mccarthy joins us with more on that. we'll be right back of -- we'll be right back. s,rc >>> we have the battle of the untea feeted heavy weight whose defeated the playoff team taal las cow business again the houston texans. i think it is the set-up for a nice game on sunday. >> you got to like the underdog role. they have some weapons, this houston texan team. they have a guy, andre johnson being heard of him in. >> yes. >> you should have heard of him because he might be the very best wide receiver in all of the nfl. he is big. he is strong, he is physical. he make defensive backs have nightmares in their sleep. last week, realtively calm because that foster kid we talked about went nuts. ' a beast. he is an animal. he is not a guy can you cover with a little corner. you better get some help there. i think deangelo hall will be looking for safety help from laron landry to come over and get this kid. >> would thought the houston texans would be the fantasy football darlings? >> we have to talk about some other guys to t
kevin mccarthy joins us with more on that. we'll be right back of -- we'll be right back. s,rc >>> we have the battle of the untea feeted heavy weight whose defeated the playoff team taal las cow business again the houston texans. i think it is the set-up for a nice game on sunday. >> you got to like the underdog role. they have some weapons, this houston texan team. they have a guy, andre johnson being heard of him in. >> yes. >> you should have heard of him because...
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> yesterday's loss to the texan, it has caused a hanover out at redskin park. i will tell you about this and the outcome, next in sports. >> the redskins realized the gold and copper steady slip away in the fourth quarter. the frustration still lingers. deangelo hall -- >> it does not matter what he says. i will follow receiver around. we will go back to the drawing board. it will not happen like that again. >> deangelo hall has now backed off that statement. another hot topic tonight is albertine's worth. -- albert haynesworth. >> it could have been better, it could have been worse. in knows? >> we are a lot better with him. >> houston beat washington again tonight. we will go to baseball. the final tonight was 8-2. we will pick it up in the fifth inning. hernandez pros a ball and he checks into right field. houston beat washington 8-2. look scott, look at this pitch. he scores easily. the birds h
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> yesterday's loss to the texan, it has caused a hanover out at redskin park. i will tell you about this and the outcome, next in sports. >> the redskins realized the gold and copper steady slip away in the fourth quarter. the frustration still lingers. deangelo hall -- >> it does not matter what he says. i will follow receiver around. we...
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now, what i mean by used against us. in history courses we talk about after the reaction that took place after african americans and civil war and after reconstruction, and how corporations used the 14th amendment to get their way and be protected by government regulation and blacks lost those cases through litigation. you know the cases. we finally get to browne and glory hallelujah, they decided something for us. i'm here to tell you since brown was decided and after a case decided in the early 20th century case incorporating the rest of the bill of rights into the 14th amendment has been the source of more litigation and more cases and more protection for people not that some of the issues that were involved didn't protect african-americans too, but it didn't have anything to do with black people really. in fact, the whole agenda. aclu which laura works, the entire agenda wouldn't exist -- well, you're 1st amount cases would, and cases directly against the federal government, but all the cases in the states were again
now, what i mean by used against us. in history courses we talk about after the reaction that took place after african americans and civil war and after reconstruction, and how corporations used the 14th amendment to get their way and be protected by government regulation and blacks lost those cases through litigation. you know the cases. we finally get to browne and glory hallelujah, they decided something for us. i'm here to tell you since brown was decided and after a case decided in the...
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three descendants of using. army specialist jeremy sivits was the first soldier to be charged and is expected to plead guilty to taking pictures of the abuse as part of his deal with prosecutors he would testify against the other soldiers sivits faces a maximum of one year in prison. might be getting sweeter. what is. is that the men who gave the orders not. the responsibility of the commanding officer. they tire responsibility for the entire fall to their subordinates. one cannot delegate the command responsibility. response ability i can delegate authority to my second in command my responsibility under no circumstances. i was willing. and i'm still willing to defend my home. to defend my country. but i am not willing and i will never be willing. to conquer. another nation. i think about the real price. that was paid for this war. at home and not only by american and allied troops. but also by the families of the soldiers who suffered a great deal. and mainly by iraqi embassy attack that in who are oppressed n
three descendants of using. army specialist jeremy sivits was the first soldier to be charged and is expected to plead guilty to taking pictures of the abuse as part of his deal with prosecutors he would testify against the other soldiers sivits faces a maximum of one year in prison. might be getting sweeter. what is. is that the men who gave the orders not. the responsibility of the commanding officer. they tire responsibility for the entire fall to their subordinates. one cannot delegate the...
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over to max hd, and we'll show you what's on tap for us. the showers will definitely be moving north, and they'll be moving along a stationary boundary that is to our east. most of the day we'll have some sunshine and a few clouds, temperatures in the mid-70s. those clouds will increase in the afternoon and by tomorrow night we'll be watching for those showers, but it seems to have slowed down just a little bit. but watch what happens. the front gets dragged back to the west as the low, what we think will be maybe tropical storm nicole and eventually just a low coming on by us. that may have an effect of pulling that heavy band of rain closer to dc, maybe closer to the west, maybe farther to the east. where that heavy band of rain sets up, we're not sure yet but there's a good chance dc may be close to it. and another front comes on through, a cooler front and sweeps it out of here in time for friday. so it's thursday we have to deal with it. you can see we have clouds starting to move on in. notice at 8:00, some of the showers moving past
over to max hd, and we'll show you what's on tap for us. the showers will definitely be moving north, and they'll be moving along a stationary boundary that is to our east. most of the day we'll have some sunshine and a few clouds, temperatures in the mid-70s. those clouds will increase in the afternoon and by tomorrow night we'll be watching for those showers, but it seems to have slowed down just a little bit. but watch what happens. the front gets dragged back to the west as the low, what we...
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jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> bp claims it doesn't want it to happen again and will work with other oil giants to improve its response to oil spills. the pledge comes two days after its blown-out well was officially declared dead. bp says it will share equipment and its expertise with other companies. the deep water horizon oil rig exploded in april sending more than 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. >>> they are small, maybe the size of your fingernail, but they could cause huge economic damage. talking about stink bugs, want the ones in our area all a -- not the ones in our area all along. there's a new invader eating just crop in its sight and in some parts of western maryland they have already caused massive damage. fox 5's beth parker has that story. >> reporter: they may not look like much but they're tough. >> little armored tanks. i call them a lot of other names i can't put on camera. >> reporter: t
jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> bp claims it doesn't want it to happen again and will work with other oil giants to improve its response to oil spills. the pledge comes two days after its blown-out well was officially declared dead. bp says it will share equipment and its expertise with other companies. the deep water horizon oil rig exploded in april sending more than 200 million...
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peggy fox is at hammond middle school to tell us. two hours, you feel for people who might have to endure that. >> reporter: exactly. and at rush hour. and for the first time, the department of defense, three top officials will be here tonight to answer questions from the community about the controversial new building going up along i-395. it's controversial because it will hold more than 6,000 employees and it was built nowhere near a metro station. every day i-395 handles 191,000 cars. most jamming lanes to get to and from work. come next year at this time, thousands more are expected to make matters worse for everybody out here. >> what am i to do? >> reporter: most people who work out on seminary road aren't happy about the 6400 employees coming to the new defense building, the marc center. and congressman jim moran wants something done. >> we have impending chaos here. the military never should have located a building on 395 and seminary road without adequate infrastructure. >> reporter: not everybody is upset. the nearby hotel
peggy fox is at hammond middle school to tell us. two hours, you feel for people who might have to endure that. >> reporter: exactly. and at rush hour. and for the first time, the department of defense, three top officials will be here tonight to answer questions from the community about the controversial new building going up along i-395. it's controversial because it will hold more than 6,000 employees and it was built nowhere near a metro station. every day i-395 handles 191,000 cars....
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by the put use. to them for two thousand and. number one million singles later three years running to drive the new lease on titan six ninety six has the news conference good morning to a good morning text on an american soldier who went a while rather than fight what he calls and oil driven war in iraq faces a current martial at fort stewart today and his trial is attracting international media attention spanish and canadian television crews joined local news teams to report he faces up to a year in prison for desertion if convicted. it was holmes. today it is for the first day of the trial in the court martial of staff sergeant will be used charged with one specification of violation of article eighty five of the uniform code of military justice you see m.j. desertion. i want to introduce mr ramsey clark as you all know by now as a former attorney general united states in the sixty's certainly the johnson administration he decided to go be leading the defense on the issue of whether international law defenses that we want to of
by the put use. to them for two thousand and. number one million singles later three years running to drive the new lease on titan six ninety six has the news conference good morning to a good morning text on an american soldier who went a while rather than fight what he calls and oil driven war in iraq faces a current martial at fort stewart today and his trial is attracting international media attention spanish and canadian television crews joined local news teams to report he faces up to a...
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tonydowns us once again. should be pretty nice. >> just want to mention in terms of igor and bermuda. although the eye of the storm did not pass over bermuda, still, bermuda got quite an impact from igor and we don't want to minimalize that. wind blowing up to 93 miles per hour on that island. so problems there. we'll show you igor in just a moment. we'll show you the local satellite-radar. it can be seen in some of our satellite-radars for the mid atlantic and the northeastern united states. for us here this morning, a few clouds coming through here and there but for the most part, clear skies. we are going to see mostly sunny skies for the day today. nothing in the way of precipitation even know a cold frontal boundary came through not too long ago. it produced no rain nor were we expecting it to. current temperatures, 70 degrees in washington. 66 at patuxent naval air station. # 7 at dulles airport. 67 in baltimore. your bus stop forecast for this morning, temperatures primarily in the mid-60s to about 70
tonydowns us once again. should be pretty nice. >> just want to mention in terms of igor and bermuda. although the eye of the storm did not pass over bermuda, still, bermuda got quite an impact from igor and we don't want to minimalize that. wind blowing up to 93 miles per hour on that island. so problems there. we'll show you igor in just a moment. we'll show you the local satellite-radar. it can be seen in some of our satellite-radars for the mid atlantic and the northeastern united...
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and we would also like to thank the person who nominated us for this award. he is a very generous gentleman who donated his bone marrow to one of our patients. the donor program is a 20-year-old nonprofit organization that helps leukemia and other blood cancer patients to find their bone marrow matches. over the past 20 years we have recruited over 130,000 donors. it seems like a big number, but it is not enough. in the registry in the united states there are seven million registered don't years, and only 7% is asian american. because bone marrow is matched based on ethnicity, it is difficult for asian americans to find a match. if you haven't registered as a donor yet. take five minutes to do so. all you need to do is fill out a form and give a cheek swab sample. you don't even need to give blood. if your cheek sample matches, we will do another test to make sure you are the best match. so please take five minutes of your time and register today. we will continue our efforts to serve the community. thank you. [applause] >> all right. let's tinsel brating asi
and we would also like to thank the person who nominated us for this award. he is a very generous gentleman who donated his bone marrow to one of our patients. the donor program is a 20-year-old nonprofit organization that helps leukemia and other blood cancer patients to find their bone marrow matches. over the past 20 years we have recruited over 130,000 donors. it seems like a big number, but it is not enough. in the registry in the united states there are seven million registered don't...
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good to have you with us today the us military is fighting for domination on many fronts even at home winning the hearts and minds of taxpayers is vital to reaping over six hundred billion dollars a year for the defense budget. is going to take on reports falling victim to a p.r. campaign. nowhere else in the world are multi-million dollar war machines marketed like soft drinks and cell phones while come to washington d.c. metro. ads for military helicopters alongside those for a gambling spawned you would think somebody would know it's not so there is such a normal factor why if i just i knew before you mention it i just stop paying attention to the drones combat shapes fighter jets bragging about defining the future and nobody seems to care except for very few. these ads are targeted at a handful of people who decide on multi-billion dollar contracts but what do regular commuters have to do with this they're going to run and buy a fighter jet. this does have a certain effect on them let's find out. it makes me think that we are controlling we needed then we need to get taxes are goi
good to have you with us today the us military is fighting for domination on many fronts even at home winning the hearts and minds of taxpayers is vital to reaping over six hundred billion dollars a year for the defense budget. is going to take on reports falling victim to a p.r. campaign. nowhere else in the world are multi-million dollar war machines marketed like soft drinks and cell phones while come to washington d.c. metro. ads for military helicopters alongside those for a gambling...
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. >> gives us a new perspective on how people are being treated. >> she spoke directly to life, pain, the ability to be able to believe beyond what's possible. >> she says if you do things right in the beginning, it will work out in the end. >> we have to reach out, reach back and help. you know, you never know. you could be helping the second black president of the united states of america and next time she might be a woman. >> reporter: in the district karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> sherrod's speech was part of a new features sundays with the met aimed at highlighting achievements of individuals who have made a notable -- notable contribution to the nation and to african american legacy. >>> gunfire in downtown frederick and when the dust settles, a man is dead but questions about how he died. police were called three times to a home to break up a fight between a man and woman. on the third visit officers found a woman hurt and olivier co with an holding a rifle and police cowan with a rifle and police say he shot and they shot back. >> the gunfire was heard by officers summonin
. >> gives us a new perspective on how people are being treated. >> she spoke directly to life, pain, the ability to be able to believe beyond what's possible. >> she says if you do things right in the beginning, it will work out in the end. >> we have to reach out, reach back and help. you know, you never know. you could be helping the second black president of the united states of america and next time she might be a woman. >> reporter: in the district karen gray...
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most of the funding agencies for us is almost 100% from the county. while the prosecution has the benefit of grants. in fact, i believe the district attorney might have at least half of their budget is provided by grants. that is not provided to the indigent defense providers. federal grants are almost all directed toward prosecution and law enforcement. so the problem to have vast resources that i'm facing right now is that you have grant funding the police department, the sheriff's deft, the district attorney's office. there is a share that -- etc., etc. that share, which for them is a portion of their funding is almost my entire funding so when you say you're going to cut 13% off everybody equally. well, 13% for us is more than 13% of their entire budget than for the other agencies. now the problem is that's the ripple effect we just had here. now they still have their investigators because they have other agencies that provide the investigation. we don't. our investigators are the ones that have to be trimmed off because we can't pay for them. our
most of the funding agencies for us is almost 100% from the county. while the prosecution has the benefit of grants. in fact, i believe the district attorney might have at least half of their budget is provided by grants. that is not provided to the indigent defense providers. federal grants are almost all directed toward prosecution and law enforcement. so the problem to have vast resources that i'm facing right now is that you have grant funding the police department, the sheriff's deft, the...
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. >> there are already hurricane force winds and 15-foot waves, and they are using sandbags and stacking up on supplies, as public safety officials say the storm will be long and punishing. >> we hope for the best. >> this hurricane is heading straight for bermuda. most tourists have evacuated, but many of the 65,000 residents on the island are staying put, using bottled water and other supplies. >> i have been here 45 years. with this one, i feel very, very nervous. >> the airport was shut down and boarded up this afternoon after the last flight departed. >> you need to be out. >> meanwhile, thousands of cruise ships passengers have been diverted. how disappointing is this? >> not much. , we get to see boston in new york. >> igor is one of three hurricanes this week, the result of warm weather in the atlantic. >> this could be considered the new normal over the next 5 to 10 years as the ocean remains on the warm side of normal. >> meteorologist expect the category 1 hurricane could drive major coastal flooding with rain. many are being urged to take shelter. in 2003, one hurricane kille
. >> there are already hurricane force winds and 15-foot waves, and they are using sandbags and stacking up on supplies, as public safety officials say the storm will be long and punishing. >> we hope for the best. >> this hurricane is heading straight for bermuda. most tourists have evacuated, but many of the 65,000 residents on the island are staying put, using bottled water and other supplies. >> i have been here 45 years. with this one, i feel very, very nervous....
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let's go first to the us house in maryland. here we go with district 4 incumbent donna edwards defeating her opponents by 84%. >>> us house race district 5, we have some result frs that race as well. a lot of these are incumbents who have been in office for a long time, and so not a lot of surprises, and you can see there, hoyer, 85% of the votes, clearly getting the nomination for democrat, us house district 5. >>> and let's go to the republican nominations here in maryland house us district 6 -- excuse me, let me see what district this is. this is district 8, i believe, the winner here is philips, 33% of the vote at this point. well, we -- i think it's too close to call a winner at this point. the race is very close. philips with 33% of the vote to stern's 32%. >>> we have one more race, the democratic side of it, maryland house district race 8, with chris van hollen, the incumbent winning the nomination handily. >>> of course we're going to stay on top of the races around the area. again, the d.c.'s mayor race, the race peop
let's go first to the us house in maryland. here we go with district 4 incumbent donna edwards defeating her opponents by 84%. >>> us house race district 5, we have some result frs that race as well. a lot of these are incumbents who have been in office for a long time, and so not a lot of surprises, and you can see there, hoyer, 85% of the votes, clearly getting the nomination for democrat, us house district 5. >>> and let's go to the republican nominations here in maryland...
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they give up their car keys for 30 days and instead use public transportation or use the cars, which is a public transportation service. the charm card is now for sale. charm cards work on all of the bus rail and light rail systems. the only system that does not accept the card is no. train and compete -- commuter buses. a smart card will still say you back five bucks. >> coming up, the cost on obesity. the surprising report that shows why it might cost you a lot more if you are a woman. >> the father takes extreme steps to protect his daughter on the school bus. why he is apologizing to life. >> coming up at 6:00 p.m., donovan mcnabb addresses an >> coming up at 6:00 p.m., donovan mcnabb addresses an is we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >> the florida father who gained national attention after getting on her daughter's best -- on his daughter's bus and threatening her alleged belize is apologizing to night. >> many people -- al
they give up their car keys for 30 days and instead use public transportation or use the cars, which is a public transportation service. the charm card is now for sale. charm cards work on all of the bus rail and light rail systems. the only system that does not accept the card is no. train and compete -- commuter buses. a smart card will still say you back five bucks. >> coming up, the cost on obesity. the surprising report that shows why it might cost you a lot more if you are a woman....